Getting Through the Day
Wednesday, March 06, 1996
The fact that all die means that I will die. That the words on this page may well outlive me is remarkable.
Today the world seems so much more vibrant and alive, pulsating with surprising energy, but my tired eyes close it off in order to "get through" the day.
What a statement! What a mistake!
Today the world seems so much more vibrant and alive, pulsating with surprising energy, but my tired eyes close it off in order to "get through" the day.
What a statement! What a mistake!
Thinking about Death
Wednesday, January 17, 1996
I thought on waking about death - it will really happen to me. When I die, I wondered, will all the rushing around be important? No. Will the things I do be important? No. Even carving? No. What seems of most importance is who I am in relation to other people, the simple virtues of gentleness, humour, love, forgiveness and generousity. We tend to horde out of a fear of extinction.
Adriene Clarkson Interviews Robertson Davies
Sunday, January 07, 1996
Adrienne Clarkson interview with Robertson Davies: she quotes Carl Jung as saying that from the middle years on, having come to grips with our upbringing - good or bad, we should address the true task of our lives.
Davies says life is not about conclusions - that describes death - rather, life is dynamic, moving, now. Such a life cannot end.
Davies says life is not about conclusions - that describes death - rather, life is dynamic, moving, now. Such a life cannot end.
From Con Carlson's Funeral Sermon
Sunday, October 01, 1995
Lesson learned from Con: In the hustle and bustle of life we often forget what is important to us. Life has a way of distracting, enticing, seducing us to do and be something we are not. Forces and dependencies and needs motivate us to strive after things "they" believe are important. We lose that sense of peace within ourselves to be replaced with anxiety, worry - "will I do enough, be enough, succeed enough?"
At the moment of our deaths - and make no mistake we all will die - what really matters is what we think and feel about our lives. Am I happy with my life? Am I at peace with myself? If our answer to these questions, if asked right now, is "no" then something is wrong. Fix it. Find peace.
At the moment of our deaths - and make no mistake we all will die - what really matters is what we think and feel about our lives. Am I happy with my life? Am I at peace with myself? If our answer to these questions, if asked right now, is "no" then something is wrong. Fix it. Find peace.
